FKI Logistex Wins Material Handling Contract for DHL Wilmington, Ohio Package Sort Center

Business Wire, March 29, 2005

ST. LOUIS -- FKI Logistex(R) (LSE:FKI) (www.fkilogistex.com), a global leader in integrated material handling solutions, today announces that it has won an additional contract from express delivery and logistics company DHL(R) to supply a high-speed parcel sortation system for its consolidated air hub operations in Wilmington, Ohio (ILN). FKI Logistex is already under contract to provide the parcel material handling system for the ILN hub.

FKI Logistex will supply a state-of-the-art sorter matrix consisting of 16 high-speed tilt-tray sorter systems with the capacity to sort hundreds of thousands of packages per hour. The FKI Logistex sortation system, one of the express delivery and logistics industry's largest single purchases of tilt-tray loop systems for sorting letters and parcels, is the heart of the new facility and part of the ongoing expansion of DHL's ILN hub, which will serve as a primary and secondary national sort center for DHL's overnight delivery air operations. The USD $160 million hub automation and integration project, known as the DHL Express Automation Expansion Project, will begin this spring.

"DHL is building on an experienced worldwide parcel handling team that can meet the expectations of its global expansion plans," says John Kelly, president, FKI Logistex Airport, Post and Parcel North America. "This is the third facility of this level of sophistication in the world that FKI Logistex has been involved in, and we are pleased to have been chosen again by DHL to be an integral part of this world-class material handling consortium. We appreciate this opportunity to continue our relationship with DHL and their automation partners, and look forward to another successful implementation."

The ILN hub upgrade is the first part of a multi-phase expansion plan for DHL. The second and third phases will include upgrades to systems at the DHL West Coast Distribution Facility in Riverside, California and at the East Coast Distribution Facility in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The material handling systems at both hubs will be centered around high-speed sortation solutions from FKI Logistex, including tilt-tray and shoe sorters.

"We have great confidence in the team we've selected," said Fred Beljaars, executive vice president for operations at DHL Americas. "We chose FKI as an automation provider because we felt they had the best equipment available for our application, and a proven track record on previous projects."

For sales and marketing information, contact Tom Pinkin, marketing manager, FKI Logistex Airport Post and Parcel North America, by phone at (240) 629-1413 or by e-mail at tom.pinkin@fkilogistex.com. For media information, please contact Melissa Farmer, senior account executive, Koroberi, Inc. (www.koroberi.com), by phone at (919) 960-9794 ext. 16 or by e-mail at melissa@koroberi.com.

About FKI Logistex

FKI Logistex(R) (www.fkilogistex.com) is a leading global integrator of automated material handling solutions, supplying its customers with design/build, project management, and leading-edge technologies in high-speed sortation, conveyor systems, carousels, palletizing, paperless pick products, AS/RS, controls, order processing software, RFID implementation, warehouse control systems, and total materials handling automation. For sales information, contact FKI Logistex by phone at 1.877.934.4564 or by e-mail at info@fkilogistex.com.

About FKI plc

FKI Logistex is a member of the FKI plc group (LSE:FKI). FKI plc is a major international engineering group quoted on the London Stock Exchange. It commands world-leading positions in its specialized business areas of Lifting Products and Services, Logistex, Hardware and Energy Technology products. FKI plc employs more than 14,000 people, with operations principally from Europe and North America. For more information on FKI plc, please visit www.fki.co.uk.

About DHL

With annual revenues over USD $32 billion in 2004, DHL is the global market leader of the international express and logistics industry, specializing in providing innovative and customized solutions from a single source.

DHL offers expertise in express, air and ocean freight, overland transport and logistics solutions, combined with worldwide coverage and an in-depth understanding of local markets. Over 160,000 employees are dedicated to providing fast and reliable services that exceed customers' expectations. Founded in San Francisco in 1969, DHL's international network links more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. For more information on DHL, please visit www.dhl.com.